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bacteriologist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /bækˌtɪəɹiˈɒlədʒɪst/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactērium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bacterio- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English -logist English bacteriologist From bacterio- + -logist.

Meanings

1. A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.
   • 'This again,' said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, 'is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera – the cholera germ.' 1895, H. G. Wells, The Stolen Bacillus:

Forms

Deriveds

mycobacteriologist · cyanobacteriologist · enterobacteriologist · phytobacteriologist

Relateds

bacteriology · bacteria

Translations (24)

ja 細菌学者 (microbiologist) · ga baictéareolaí (microbiologist) · nb bakteriolog (microbiologist) · cs bakteriolog (microbiologist) · nn bakteriolog (microbiologist) · sk bakteriológ (microbiologist) · es bacteriólogo (microbiologist) · nl bacteriologe (microbiologist) · da bakteriolog (microbiologist) · hu bakteriológus (microbiologist) · nl bacterioloog (microbiologist) · de Bakteriologin (microbiologist) · el βακτηριολόγος (microbiologist) · pl bakteriolog (microbiologist) · cmn 細菌學家 /细菌学家 (microbiologist) · fr bactériologiste (microbiologist) · bg бактериоло́г (microbiologist) · fi bakteriologi (microbiologist) · de Bakteriologe (microbiologist) · pt bacteriologista (microbiologist) · sk bakteriologička (microbiologist) · hy մանրէաբան (microbiologist) · ca bacteriòleg (microbiologist) · ru бактерио́лог (microbiologist)